With the Champions League final against Paris, the FC Bayern season turns into its last corner. Several players could wear the Bayern jersey for the last time on Sunday.
- The FC Bayern meet in Sunday's final of the Champions League in Paris Saint-Germain .
- The showdown with PSG is also the end of a long season .
- Equal to more than one player could leave the club after that.
Munich - The current season will go down in history as one of the strangest seasons of all time, that's for sure. The outbreak of the corona pandemic presented professional club football with a major ordeal and shortly before the final of the Champions League between PSG and FC Bayern, it can be said that football in Europe has also mastered this exceptional situation.
The Bayern have since restarted in May sensational second half played, remained in all competitive match since May unbeaten, came for the championship, the cup and now have even a chance this unique season with the CL title to gild. But with all the tension and anticipation for this showdown against the star troupe ** from Paris, many Bayern fans are also looking at this final in Lisbon with a crying eye . Because several players who formed an era at FC Bayern in recent years could wear the Bayern jersey for the last time on Sunday. Hours before the final, the FCB professionals thanked their fans in an open letter.
Signs are clearly pointing to farewell - Thiago will probably leave FC Bayern for sure
Thiago came to the Isar after the last Bayern triple in 2013 as a transfer request from the then newly installed Pep Guardiola and could close the circle with the Reds with the triple win on Sunday. The Spaniard with Brazilian roots became a crowd favorite in Munich. FC Bayern had never had a player with such a delicate ball handling before - his fine passing game regularly amazed the fans in the Allianz Arena.
Thiago has 234 competitive games, 31 goals and 34 assists during his time at Bayern (as of August 21, 2020) *. He was seven times with the Red Masters, four times DFB Cup winner and once each club world champion and Supercup winner. But the 29-year-old is still missing one big title: the Champions League title . It is not yet entirely clear where Thiago will be drawn - but there are many indications for the Premier League and Liverpool FC. **
Javi Martinez at Bayern: triple icon and formerly the most expensive player at FCB
With Javi Martinez , Bayern will likely leave another Spaniard after the end of the season. Martinez came to Bayern a year before Thiago and was one of the very important pillars of the triple win in 2013. Together with Bastian Schweinsteiger , he formed a bulwark in defensive midfield and threw himself into every duel. Bayern got rid of the native Basque for 40 million euros from Athletic Bilbao - a club record at the time! 238 games, 13 goals and nine assists (as of August 21, 2020) * later it can be said: the purchase was worth every penny. It is unlikely that Martinez will play again on Sunday against Paris Saint-Germain . The 31-year-old still had his share of the second triple in the club's history. Most recently, Martinez was associated with Stade Rennes.
Sven Ulreich is probably pulling away from FC Bayern - it's a newcomer to blame
When he was needed, he was always there. In 2015, Sven Ulreich moved from VfB Stuttgart to FC Bayern and many were amazed at the time how a keeper could give up his regular place in Stuttgart to move into the second ranks behind Manuel Neuer at the German record champions . In the end, Ulreich looks back on 70 competitive games, 22 of which he conceded no goals (as of August 21, 2020) * . In addition, Ulreich can call himself five-time German champion and three-time cup winner. With Ulreich as a reliable new representative, Bayern made a stroke of luck - after this season it should be over for him. This is mainly due to the new addition Alexander Nübel , who should replace Neuer sooner or more likely later as number one. Where Ulreich will go is still open - staying with Bayern is still not off the table. But he would not be averse to a move abroad.
The departures of Thiago, Martinez and Ulreich are considered likely. But the transfer window is still open until October 5th . There are still rumors about a farewell to David Alaba **, Jérôme Boateng or Corentin Tolisso **. (kus) * All data from transfermarkt.de ** tz.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network.